Improving Board Effectiveness: Practical Lessons for Nonprofit Health Care Organizations (J-B AHA Press) - Softcover

Effective boards are essential in times of stability and economic booms--but they are even more critical in today's turbulent business climate.Strong boards--as partners to strong executives--can be the key to meeting the challenges of rapid change and scarce resources. The highly praised Improving Board Effectiveness offers the self-assessment tools and techniques required to transform your board into a competitive force.This book highlights the six competencies of strong boards--contextual, educational, interpersonal, analytical, and strategic--and accompanies each key area with effective practices and pertinent questions all nonprofit health care boards can use to evaluate their performance and identify issues warranting attention.

Improving Board Effectiveness shows how winning boards work both in and outside of health care.